Which PADI Specialties Are Most Popular To Teach?
Congratulations! You are now a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. With so many dive centers around the world, there is an infinite number of places you can teach!
As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you’re certified to teach everything from the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program through PADI Divemaster, as well as Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project AWARE and Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialties. You’re even more employable if you have other specialties under your belt as well. The popular PADI specialties change from region to region, but here are 3 universally popular PADI specialties that you should consider getting trained to teach.
PADI Enriched Air Diver
The most popular PADI specialty, no matter where you are in the world, is PADI Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox). Enriched Air is becoming so popular that a lot of dive centers will offer Nitrox upgrade for free if you’re certified, so this is a specialty that’s almost required for all PADI instructors looking for work.
PADI Deep Diver
Go deep, stay long, come up fast! Just kidding. Practice safe diving, people.
The PADI Deep Diver course certifies you to maximum 130 feet/40 meter and is a whole lot of fun! Getting proper training for deeper depths increases the dive site possibilities for recreational divers, so it’s certainly a specialty that people will be interested in.
PADI Wreck Diver
Even in regions where it’s not wreck heavy, the PADI Wreck Diver specialty is super popular. From sunken ships to planes, divers love to learn how to identify and navigate, how to use special equipment and how to safely penetrate intact wrecks. Whether you’re a history buff or just want to dive something different, wrecks offer something for everyone!
Now, more important than knowing what PADI specialties are popular in the region you want to teach in is to find what you’re passionate about. Find out what you’re excited to teach, and divers will be excited to learn from you. Happy teaching!